Sounds weird from today’s perspective, but actually refers to two notorious murderers that terrorized people at land and sea. You could protect yourself from either the cancer’s claw or the wolf’s tooth, but not both.
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NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
“Cancer, and Wolf.”
What?…. What?
SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Cancer, and Wolf, refers to the old common term for cancer: wolf. It was thought to be a parasite that ate up the afflicted, like a wolf.
NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
“Have you been bitten by or interacted with any wolves recently, Mr. Jacobs?”
“No, I’ve never actually even seen a wolf in real life.”
“I see, then we seem to have misdiagnosed you, it turns out that you have lymphoma and you’re a liar. Now take this cocaine and get out of my office.”